diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base.rb
index 47621f0847..b292fd579d 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
 module ActionController
+  autoload :Base,                 "action_controller/new_base/base"
   autoload :HideActions,          "action_controller/new_base/hide_actions"
-  autoload :Http,                 "action_controller/new_base/base"
+  autoload :Http,                 "action_controller/new_base/http"
   autoload :Layouts,              "action_controller/new_base/layouts"
   autoload :Rails2Compatibility,  "action_controller/new_base/compatibility"
   autoload :Renderer,             "action_controller/new_base/renderer"
   autoload :Testing,              "action_controller/new_base/testing"
   autoload :UrlFor,               "action_controller/new_base/url_for"
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+  
+  # Ported modules
+  # require 'action_controller/routing'
+  autoload :Dispatcher, 'action_controller/dispatch/dispatcher'
+  autoload :PolymorphicRoutes, 'action_controller/routing/generation/polymorphic_routes'
+  autoload :Resources, 'action_controller/routing/resources'
+  autoload :SessionManagement, 'action_controller/base/session_management'
+  
+  require 'action_controller/routing'
+end
+
+require 'action_dispatch'
+require 'action_view'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/base.rb
index e24c494652..8af6ffbc92 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/base.rb
@@ -1,59 +1,60 @@
 module ActionController
-  class Http < AbstractController::Base
+  class Base < Http
     abstract!
     
-    # :api: public
-    attr_internal :request, :response, :params
+    use AbstractController::Callbacks
+    use AbstractController::Helpers
+    use AbstractController::Logger
 
-    # :api: public
-    def self.controller_name
-      @controller_name ||= controller_path.split("/").last
-    end
-
-    # :api: public
-    def controller_name() self.class.controller_name end
-
-    # :api: public    
-    def self.controller_path
-      @controller_path ||= self.name.sub(/Controller$/, '').underscore
+    use ActionController::HideActions
+    use ActionController::UrlFor
+    use ActionController::Renderer
+    use ActionController::Layouts
+    
+    # Legacy modules
+    include SessionManagement
+    
+    # Rails 2.x compatibility
+    use ActionController::Rails2Compatibility
+    
+    def self.inherited(klass)
+      ::ActionController::Base.subclasses << klass.to_s
+      super
     end
     
-    # :api: public    
-    def controller_path() self.class.controller_path end
-    
-    # :api: private
-    def self.internal_methods
-      ActionController::Http.public_instance_methods(true)
+    def self.subclasses
+      @subclasses ||= []
     end
     
-    # :api: private    
-    def self.action_names() action_methods end
-    
-    # :api: private
-    def action_names() action_methods end
-    
-    # :api: plugin
-    def self.call(env)
-      controller = new
-      controller.call(env).to_rack
+    def self.app_loaded!
+      @subclasses.each do |subclass|
+        subclass.constantize._write_layout_method
+      end
     end
     
-    # :api: private
-    def call(env)
-      @_request = ActionDispatch::Request.new(env)
-      @_response = ActionDispatch::Response.new
-      process(@_request.parameters[:action])
-      @_response.body = response_body
-      @_response.prepare!
-      self
+    def render(action = action_name, options = {})
+      if action.is_a?(Hash)
+        options, action = action, nil 
+      else
+        options.merge! :action => action
+      end
+      
+      super(options)
     end
     
-    # :api: private
-    def to_rack
-      @_response.to_a
+    def render_to_body(options = {})
+      options = {:template => options} if options.is_a?(String)
+      super
+    end
+    
+    def process_action
+      ret = super
+      render if response_body.nil?
+      ret
+    end
+    
+    def respond_to_action?(action_name)
+      super || view_paths.find_by_parts?(action_name.to_s, {:formats => formats, :locales => [I18n.locale]}, controller_path)
     end
   end
-  
-  class Base < Http
-  end
-end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/compatibility.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/compatibility.rb
index 275a18abfd..db471f7658 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/compatibility.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/compatibility.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 module ActionController
   module Rails2Compatibility
   
+    # Temporary hax
+    setup do
+      cattr_accessor :session_options
+      self.send(:class_variable_set, "@@session_options", {})
+      
+      cattr_accessor :allow_concurrency
+      self.send(:class_variable_set, "@@allow_concurrency", false)
+      
+      cattr_accessor :param_parsers
+      self.send(:class_variable_set, "@@param_parsers", { Mime::MULTIPART_FORM   => :multipart_form,
+                          Mime::URL_ENCODED_FORM => :url_encoded_form,
+                          Mime::XML              => :xml_simple,
+                          Mime::JSON             => :json })
+                          
+      cattr_accessor :relative_url_root
+      self.send(:class_variable_set, "@@relative_url_root", ENV['RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT'])
+      
+      cattr_accessor :default_charset
+      self.send(:class_variable_set, "@@default_charset", "utf-8")
+    end
+  
     def render_to_body(options)
       if options.is_a?(Hash) && options.key?(:template)
         options[:template].sub!(/^\//, '')
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/http.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/http.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f663900944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/http.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+module ActionController
+  class Http < AbstractController::Base
+    abstract!
+    
+    # :api: public
+    attr_internal :request, :response, :params
+
+    # :api: public
+    def self.controller_name
+      @controller_name ||= controller_path.split("/").last
+    end
+
+    # :api: public
+    def controller_name() self.class.controller_name end
+
+    # :api: public    
+    def self.controller_path
+      @controller_path ||= self.name.sub(/Controller$/, '').underscore
+    end
+    
+    # :api: public    
+    def controller_path() self.class.controller_path end
+    
+    # :api: private
+    def self.internal_methods
+      ActionController::Http.public_instance_methods(true)
+    end
+    
+    # :api: private    
+    def self.action_names() action_methods end
+    
+    # :api: private
+    def action_names() action_methods end
+    
+    # :api: plugin
+    def self.call(env)
+      controller = new
+      controller.call(env).to_rack
+    end
+    
+    # :api: private
+    def call(env)
+      @_request = ActionDispatch::Request.new(env)
+      @_response = ActionDispatch::Response.new
+      process(@_request.parameters[:action])
+      @_response.body = response_body
+      @_response.prepare!
+      self
+    end
+    
+    # :api: private
+    def to_rack
+      @_response.to_a
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/stack.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/stack.rb
index ee5f28d5cb..52abd69a42 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/stack.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/stack.rb
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
         else
           @klass.to_s.constantize
         end
-      rescue NameError
-        @klass
       end
 
       def active?
diff --git a/actionpack/test/abstract_controller/test_helper.rb b/actionpack/test/abstract_controller/test_helper.rb
index a0375a0e99..f0556e63e2 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/abstract_controller/test_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/abstract_controller/test_helper.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ require 'test/unit'
 require 'active_support/core/all'
 require 'active_support/test_case'
 require 'action_controller/abstract'
-require 'action_controller/new_base/base'
-require 'action_controller/new_base/renderer'
-require 'action_controller'
-require 'action_view/base'
+require 'action_view'
 require 'fixture_template'
 
 begin
@@ -19,10 +16,4 @@ begin
   Debugger.start
 rescue LoadError
   # Debugging disabled. `gem install ruby-debug` to enable.
-end
-
-# require 'action_controller/abstract/base'
-# require 'action_controller/abstract/renderer'
-# require 'action_controller/abstract/layouts'
-# require 'action_controller/abstract/callbacks'
-# require 'action_controller/abstract/helpers'
\ No newline at end of file
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/actionpack/test/new_base/base_test.rb b/actionpack/test/new_base/base_test.rb
index 27d1a7f026..a32653f128 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/new_base/base_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/new_base/base_test.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "test_helper")
 
 # Tests the controller dispatching happy path
 module Dispatching
-  class SimpleController < ActionController::Base2
+  class SimpleController < ActionController::Base
     def index
       render :text => "success"
     end
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ module Dispatching
     end
   end
   
-  class EmptyController < ActionController::Base2 ; end
+  class EmptyController < ActionController::Base ; end
   module Submodule
-    class ContainedEmptyController < ActionController::Base2 ; end
+    class ContainedEmptyController < ActionController::Base ; end
   end
 
   class ControllerClassTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
diff --git a/actionpack/test/new_base/content_type_test.rb b/actionpack/test/new_base/content_type_test.rb
index 10a28da496..a5c04e9cb6 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/new_base/content_type_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/new_base/content_type_test.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "test_helper")
 
 module ContentType
-  class BaseController < ActionController::Base2
+  class BaseController < ActionController::Base
     def index
       render :text => "Hello world!"
     end
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module ContentType
     assert_header "Content-Type", "application/rss+xml; charset=utf-8"
   end
   
-  class ImpliedController < ActionController::Base2
+  class ImpliedController < ActionController::Base
     self.view_paths = [ActionView::Template::FixturePath.new(
       "content_type/implied/i_am_html_erb.html.erb"         => "Hello world!",
       "content_type/implied/i_am_xml_erb.xml.erb"          => "<xml>Hello world!</xml>",
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ module ContentType
 end
 
 module Charset
-  class BaseController < ActionController::Base2
+  class BaseController < ActionController::Base
     def set_on_response_obj
       response.charset = "utf-16"
       render :text => "Hello world!"
diff --git a/actionpack/test/new_base/render_action_test.rb b/actionpack/test/new_base/render_action_test.rb
index 37b83fb681..348d70381b 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/new_base/render_action_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/new_base/render_action_test.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "test_helper")
 module RenderAction
   
   # This has no layout and it works
-  class BasicController < ActionController::Base2
+  class BasicController < ActionController::Base
     
     self.view_paths = [ActionView::Template::FixturePath.new(
       "render_action/basic/hello_world.html.erb" => "Hello world!"
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ end
 
 module RenderActionWithControllerLayout
   
-  class BasicController < ActionController::Base2
+  class BasicController < ActionController::Base
     self.view_paths = self.view_paths = [ActionView::Template::FixturePath.new(
       "render_action_with_controller_layout/basic/hello_world.html.erb" => "Hello World!",
       "layouts/render_action_with_controller_layout/basic.html.erb"     => "With Controller Layout! <%= yield %> KTHXBAI"
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ end
 
 module RenderActionWithBothLayouts
   
-  class BasicController < ActionController::Base2
+  class BasicController < ActionController::Base
     self.view_paths = [ActionView::Template::FixturePath.new({
       "render_action_with_both_layouts/basic/hello_world.html.erb" => "Hello World!",
       "layouts/application.html.erb"                                => "OHAI <%= yield %> KTHXBAI",
diff --git a/actionpack/test/new_base/render_template_test.rb b/actionpack/test/new_base/render_template_test.rb
index 63769df082..c09eeb1926 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/new_base/render_template_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/new_base/render_template_test.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "test_helper")
 
 module RenderTemplate
-  class WithoutLayoutController < ActionController::Base2
+  class WithoutLayoutController < ActionController::Base
     
     self.view_paths = [ActionView::Template::FixturePath.new(
       "test/basic.html.erb" => "Hello from basic.html.erb",
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module RenderTemplate
   end
   
   module Compatibility
-    class WithoutLayoutController < ActionController::CompatibleBase2
+    class WithoutLayoutController < ActionController::Base
       self.view_paths = [ActionView::Template::FixturePath.new(
         "test/basic.html.erb" => "Hello from basic.html.erb",
         "shared.html.erb"     => "Elastica"
diff --git a/actionpack/test/new_base/render_test.rb b/actionpack/test/new_base/render_test.rb
index 647aa01628..b1867fdcc2 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/new_base/render_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/new_base/render_test.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "test_helper")
 
 module Render
-  class BlankRenderController < ActionController::Base2
+  class BlankRenderController < ActionController::Base
     self.view_paths = [ActionView::Template::FixturePath.new(
       "render/blank_render/index.html.erb"                  => "Hello world!",
       "render/blank_render/access_request.html.erb"         => "The request: <%= request.method.to_s.upcase %>",
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module Render
     assert_status 200
   end  
   
-  class DoubleRenderController < ActionController::Base2
+  class DoubleRenderController < ActionController::Base
     def index
       render :text => "hello"
       render :text => "world"
diff --git a/actionpack/test/new_base/render_text_test.rb b/actionpack/test/new_base/render_text_test.rb
index d97c2ca0a6..39f2f7abbf 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/new_base/render_text_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/new_base/render_text_test.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 require File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "test_helper")
 
-class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base2
+class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 end
 
 module RenderText
-  class SimpleController < ActionController::Base2
+  class SimpleController < ActionController::Base
     self.view_paths = [ActionView::Template::FixturePath.new]
     
     def index
@@ -146,4 +146,4 @@ module RenderText
   end
 end
 
-ActionController::Base2.app_loaded!
\ No newline at end of file
+ActionController::Base.app_loaded!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/actionpack/test/new_base/test_helper.rb b/actionpack/test/new_base/test_helper.rb
index 6a71bd29c4..547eb1ef72 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/new_base/test_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/new_base/test_helper.rb
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ $:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib')
 require 'test/unit'
 require 'active_support'
 require 'active_support/test_case'
-require 'action_controller/new_base/base'
-require 'action_controller/new_base/renderer'
-require 'action_controller'
-require 'action_view/base'
+require 'action_view'
 require 'fixture_template'
 
 begin
@@ -34,67 +31,6 @@ module Rails
   end
 end
 
-module ActionController
-  class Base2 < Http
-    abstract!
-    
-    use AbstractController::Callbacks
-    use AbstractController::Helpers
-    use AbstractController::Logger
-
-    use ActionController::HideActions
-    use ActionController::UrlFor
-    use ActionController::Renderer
-    use ActionController::Layouts
-    
-    def self.inherited(klass)
-      ::ActionController::Base2.subclasses << klass.to_s
-      super
-    end
-    
-    def self.subclasses
-      @subclasses ||= []
-    end
-    
-    def self.app_loaded!
-      @subclasses.each do |subclass|
-        subclass.constantize._write_layout_method
-      end
-    end
-    
-    def render(action = action_name, options = {})
-      if action.is_a?(Hash)
-        options, action = action, nil 
-      else
-        options.merge! :action => action
-      end
-      
-      super(options)
-    end
-    
-    def render_to_body(options = {})
-      options = {:template => options} if options.is_a?(String)
-      super
-    end
-    
-    def process_action
-      ret = super
-      render if response_body.nil?
-      ret
-    end
-    
-    def respond_to_action?(action_name)
-      super || view_paths.find_by_parts?(action_name.to_s, {:formats => formats, :locales => [I18n.locale]}, controller_path)
-    end
-  end
-  
-  class CompatibleBase2 < Base2
-    abstract!
-    
-    use ActionController::Rails2Compatibility
-  end
-end
-
 # Temporary base class
 class Rack::TestCase < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   include Rack::Test::Methods
@@ -103,7 +39,7 @@ class Rack::TestCase < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     ActionController::Base.session_options[:key] = "abc"
     ActionController::Base.session_options[:secret] = ("*" * 30)
     
-    controllers = ActionController::Base2.subclasses.map do |k| 
+    controllers = ActionController::Base.subclasses.map do |k| 
       k.underscore.sub(/_controller$/, '')
     end
     
@@ -171,7 +107,7 @@ class Rack::TestCase < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   
 end
 
-class ::ApplicationController < ActionController::Base2
+class ::ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 end
 
 class SimpleRouteCase < Rack::TestCase